A massive dinosaur fossil has been
found by a pipeline crew near Spirit River, Alta. The 30-metre-long
fossilized skeleton was found Tuesday when a backhoe operator working on
the Tourmaline Oil Corp. pipeline installation moved some earth,
inadvertently breaking off a piece of the fossil.
Thinking he had simply chipped off a
section of rock, the backhoe operator laid the piece to the side and
turned to resume excavation work. That’s when he saw the exposed fossil
in the embankment in front of him.
As soon as he saw the fossil, the operator stopped digging and work on the site was shut down until experts could be brought in, said Art Wegner, speaking for the Acuren Group Inc.
Palaeontologists from the Tyrell Museum and National Geographic arrived at the site Wednesday and will soon be joined by Pipestone Creek Dinosaur Initiative head palaeontologist, Dr. Matthew Vavrek.
The fossil was found buried about 1.5 metres deep in the Saddle Hills area southwest of Spirit River.
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| A 30-metre-long fossilized dinosaur was found by a pipeline crew working southwest of Spirit River, Alta [Credit: CBC] |
As soon as he saw the fossil, the operator stopped digging and work on the site was shut down until experts could be brought in, said Art Wegner, speaking for the Acuren Group Inc.
Palaeontologists from the Tyrell Museum and National Geographic arrived at the site Wednesday and will soon be joined by Pipestone Creek Dinosaur Initiative head palaeontologist, Dr. Matthew Vavrek.
The fossil was found buried about 1.5 metres deep in the Saddle Hills area southwest of Spirit River.
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